tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43232459875665636552018-03-02T10:26:49.669-06:00GLBT OKCOKC GLBT NEWSCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13699198231179622327noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323245987566563655.post-90360348088050899982009-01-01T16:30:00.003-06:002009-01-01T16:40:30.958-06:00Charlie MeadowsGossip Boy is on it again.............. guess what they have found out:"In an email we’ve obtained that was sent out to members of the Oklahoma Conservative Political Action Committee (OCPAC), Charlie Meadows, the group’s president, has targeted Gossip Boy and the Homosexual Agenda, while quoting from the Bible a passage that he believes advocates our deaths""In Meadows' email he claims, "When itOKC GLBT NEWSCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13699198231179622327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323245987566563655.post-25106692594272567782008-12-22T18:01:00.002-06:002008-12-22T18:06:33.210-06:00Child Sex Offender Group Owns OKC Daycare – Linked To Kern’s Churchhttp://www.gossip-boy.com/Jernigan.htmlDecember 22, 2008 By James Miko In a startling discovery, Gossip Boy has learned a child sex offender group in OKC with ties to Steve and Sally Kern’s Olivet Baptist Church (as earlier revealed in the story below this one), has secretly purchased a daycare center in the OKC Metro and is tied to four other such facilities. A paper trail the ministry built OKC GLBT NEWSCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13699198231179622327noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323245987566563655.post-84037377252480330712008-12-10T13:29:00.002-06:002008-12-10T13:33:17.931-06:00OK LGBT Citizens Under Fire!You may or may not know, but after the Nov. 4th election, Oklahoma was deemed the Reddest State in the Nation. The LGBT community is going to be under serious attack in Oklahoma for the next few years, as the Republican Fundimentalist have taken over both the State House and the State Senate, as well. Many anti-gay bills that have died in committee in years before are destined to be re-filed and OKC GLBT NEWSCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13699198231179622327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323245987566563655.post-40305365336523533862008-11-23T15:35:00.001-06:002008-11-23T15:37:31.794-06:00Project Postcard - In the Spirit of ThanksgivingRecently, President Elect Barack Obama released his Civil Rights Agenda on Change.gov.Whether you agree with his election into office or not, his transparency and eagerness to communicate with the American people is a true testament to his grassroots ideals and fight for change that many voted for. This Civil Rights Agenda includes “Support for the LGBT Community” in the following ways:Expand OKC GLBT NEWSCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13699198231179622327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323245987566563655.post-9987637357630387442008-11-22T11:51:00.003-06:002008-11-22T11:57:44.317-06:00Support these Oklahoman's who support equality!This is a repost. Thanks to MaMa Carol and Floyd!These Oklahoma people gave money to the fight against Prop 8 vote in Calif. Please support them. Contributor name Mona Pittenger Occupation Real Estate Broker Employer PYRAMID REAL ESTATE SERVICES, LLC City Tulsa State OK ZIP Position Oppose Amount $10,000.Contributor name Debbie Fleischaker Occupation Executive Employer JOLEN PRODUCTION CO City OKC GLBT NEWSCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13699198231179622327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323245987566563655.post-1024009287032824012008-11-21T10:40:00.001-06:002008-11-21T10:42:37.976-06:00LGBT people not second-class citizens(from the Daily O'Collegian)By Megan Foster Opinion ColumnistPublished: November 21, 2008Hello, my name is Megan Foster. I’m from a small town east of Oklahoma City and I used to be a homophobe. And, although I’ve come a long way, I still am a little bit.It’s something I’m working on, but I’m proud to say despite my homophobic tendencies in the past, I have never thought that gay, lesbian, OKC GLBT NEWSCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13699198231179622327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323245987566563655.post-85481176296990164612008-11-20T22:22:00.003-06:002008-11-20T22:35:10.531-06:00Donate Your Gay Dollar to Salvation Army - or not!We are all aware of the Salvation Army fundraisers who stand outside retail shops ringing bells and asking for donations during the holiday season. Let's revive the old Gay Dollars campaign this year and mark every dollar that we drop into a Salvation Army pail with "Gay Dollar." The campaign started in 2001 in response to Salvation Army Rescinds Benefits to Gay Partners.Here's the most OKC GLBT NEWSCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13699198231179622327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323245987566563655.post-78464820772210020932008-11-20T13:49:00.002-06:002008-11-20T13:55:50.658-06:00A Message from Sally Kern(for those of you unaware of or who do not remember, Rep. Sally Kern is the legislator from Oklahoma who was taped during a local Republican meeting. In her talk, she basically said that queers are more dangerouls than terrorists.)Passing this on from The Queer Revolution:So, being the angy revolutionary that I am, I decided to pop in on Sally Kern's website yesterday and drop her a message OKC GLBT NEWSCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13699198231179622327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323245987566563655.post-20869993135107230592008-11-19T19:18:00.002-06:002008-11-19T19:46:32.451-06:00What You Can Do To Fight For Your Equality1. Come Out Already!!!Come out to family, friends, co-workers, clergy. Come out in your community. Come out online. Just come out!2. Letter writing or e-mailingHand-written letters to members of Congress (or your state legislature) bear more weight than one might think. Our politicians want to hear from their constituants. Some politicians tell their staff that they want to personally see OKC GLBT NEWSCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13699198231179622327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323245987566563655.post-68540402542001050442008-11-18T12:05:00.002-06:002008-11-18T12:07:28.820-06:00Benefit for the WindsHouseSpecial Guests include John Beebe, Debbie Davie, Matthew Heath-Fitzgerald, Kitty Bob Aimes and Ben Williams.OKC GLBT NEWSCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13699198231179622327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323245987566563655.post-40625120532406862382008-11-17T20:28:00.003-06:002008-11-18T12:13:28.127-06:00Ex-Klan leader warns KKK is coming back in OklahomaI read online today that a former KKK leader said that the group is making a come-back in Oklahoma. Johnny Lee Clary was an imperial wizard before quitting in 1989 and now speaks out against hate groups.He believes that the groups will use things like the poor economy, illegal immigration and the election of a black president to spread hate propaganda.Hearing that reminds me of my college OKC GLBT NEWSCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13699198231179622327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323245987566563655.post-44796532455070091572008-11-17T10:39:00.003-06:002008-11-18T12:08:27.667-06:00U.S. Grant teens stage act of peaceAt U.S. Grant, Oklahoma teens stage act of peace:Drama students are taking stand against violence after gun scarePublished: November 17, 2008By Dawn MarksNov. 17--Students at U.S. Grant High School this week will take a step toward violence prevention.With the theme "Violence hurts all of us, but one small step can change the world," students will participate in activities throughout the week OKC GLBT NEWSCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13699198231179622327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323245987566563655.post-61942650233637737072008-11-16T19:44:00.003-06:002008-11-16T19:52:16.289-06:00Day Without A Gay 12/10/08 Ever wanted to call into work gay? Well, here is your chance! Join the Impact is organizing another national event for December - Day Without A Gay. On December 10, 2008 the gay community will take a historic stance against hatred by donating love to a variety of different causes.On December 10, you are encouraged not to call in sick to work. You are encouraged to call in "gay"--and donate your OKC GLBT NEWSCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13699198231179622327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323245987566563655.post-52567135878258193912008-11-16T19:39:00.002-06:002008-11-16T19:42:47.272-06:00From the JOIN THE IMPACT site"Today, we took a gigantic step into the next Civil Rights Movement. We have brought the conversation to a national stage. Now it’s time that we keep it going. Join us in a challenge over the next 10 months that will make an IMPACT. 10 months - 10 lives changed. Everyone in this movement must help keep the conversation going. We are asking each and every one of you to engage in 10 conversations OKC GLBT NEWSCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13699198231179622327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323245987566563655.post-90690554778762787652008-11-15T22:34:00.001-06:002008-11-18T10:36:29.174-06:00November 15th Impact RallyIt's amazing what some grassroots action with a little help from Facebook and MySpace can do! I am talking about the November 15th Join the Impact! event. Out of the anger and defeat that was felt on November 4th when we realized that California's Proposition 8 passed, a vote to change the state constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage, came a movement of national importance. One of over a OKC GLBT NEWSCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13699198231179622327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323245987566563655.post-26667402236391962422008-11-14T21:08:00.001-06:002008-11-17T21:11:18.296-06:00Means of EqualityThe March to Equality in Washington, D.C.In the summer of 2010, we will march the streets of our nation's capitol for the advancement and protection of homosexuals rights as human beings, as indviduals, as a collective unit of persons who have been denied the fruition of marriage and equal protection under the law. It is our mission that the nation understand that it is unconsitutional for OKC GLBT NEWSCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13699198231179622327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323245987566563655.post-55945387684604443202008-11-12T10:44:00.003-06:002008-11-18T12:11:21.300-06:00Stop Hate in the Hallways 2What is it? Stop Hate In The Hallways is a one-day conference to address bullying based on race, religion, and sexual orientation and gender identity. Training will be provided for the intervention and prevention of bullying and harassment in a variety of break-out sessions.Strategies for Preventing School ViolenceA Bullying Prevention ConferenceNovember 13, 2008National Center for Employee OKC GLBT NEWSCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13699198231179622327noreply@blogger.com0